Crab Wontons
By: Amy B.
Published: Monday, December 21, 2009 - 3:19am

Ingredients




1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
2 cans (6 ½ oz. each) crabmeat, drained
cartilage removed
 cup chopped water chestnuts
1 tablespoon soy sauce
 cup finely chopped green onions (with tops)
1 pkg. (16 oz.) wonton wrapper (60 wrappers)
1 egg, slightly beaten
Vegetable oil

Preparation

1 Mix cream cheese, crabmeat, water chestnuts, onions and soy sauce.  2 Place 1 teaspoon crabmeat mixture on each wonton wrapper. 
 3 Brush top corner of each wonton wrapper with egg. Fold bottom corner of wonton wrapper over filling to opposite corner, forming a triangle. Brush right corner of triangle with egg. Bring right with left corner together below filling, pinch corners to seal. (Repeat.) 
 4 Cover wontons with damp cloth. 
 5 Heat oil (1 1/2 inches) in 3 quart pot to 350 degrees. Cook (8) turning 2 or 3 times for 3 minutes, drain. 
 6 Serve with hot mustard or sweet and sour sauce. Enjoy!